Wednesday, November 21, 2012

I Am Grateful

My apologies for missing my "New Translation Tuesday" post yesterday. Shorter work weeks mean lots more work around these parts.

Today my heart is filled with gratitude for so many things.
I am grateful for my family here in Chicago and in Massachusetts, Florida, and Georgia.
I am grateful for the opportunity to work here at World Library Publications and the J.S. Paluch Company.
I am grateful to have visited 49 of the 50 United States, and all but one Canadian province.
I am grateful for good health and a warm home.
I am grateful for friends who show support and offer challenge.
I am grateful to be of French-Canadian descent.
I am grateful for the magic of arborio rice.
I am grateful for the Chicago lakefront.
I am grateful for my parish, Saint James.
I am grateful for you, the faithful and occasional followers of Gotta Sing Gotta Pray.
I am grateful for the gift of music.

Most of all, I am grateful that my parents loved me so much that they had me baptized.

About Me and the Blog

Dr. Jerry Galipeau is Vice President and Chief Publishing Officer at J. S. Paluch Company and its music and liturgy division, World Library Publications, located in Franklin Park, Illinois.
Jerry presents keynotes and workshops throughout the United States and Canada on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, liturgical spirituality, ritual music, evangelization, and adult spiritual formation. He earned the Doctor of Ministry with a concentration in liturgical studies from Catholic Theological Union at Chicago in 1999.
Gotta Sing Gotta Pray is Jerry's blog in which he shares reflections on current events in the Church and in the world that may be of particular interest to those serving the Church.